Search for dissertations about: "treatment outcome of drug"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 289 swedish dissertations containing the words treatment outcome of drug.

2. 1. Adherence to drug treatment and interpretation of treatment effects

   Author : Erik Berglund; Per Lytsy; Ragnar Westerling; Tove Hedenrud; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Medication adherence; Health-seeking behaviour; Chronic treatment; Cardiovascular treatments; Anticoagulants therapeutic use; Treatment outcome; Effect measure; Quality of care; Medical decision-making; Necessity-concern framework; Choice behaviour; Risk communication; Risk perception; Health communication; Social Medicine; Socialmedicin;

   Abstract : Suboptimal adherence to medical treatments is prevalent across several clinical conditions and can lead to treatment failure. Adherence is a far from fully explored phenomenon and there is little knowledge about how patients interpret treatment effects. READ MORE

4. 2. Circumventing drug resistance : Studies exploring the expediency of a total cell kill chemoresistance assay

   Author : Bertil Jonsson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Medical sciences; drug resistance; drug resistance assay; clinical correlations; cancer; human; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; klinisk farmakologi; Clinical Pharmacology;

   Abstract : Cellular resistance to anti-cancer drugs is considered to be the major cause of treatment failure in clinical practice. The present studies have therefore focused on ways to circumvent resistance as evaluated by an in vitro chemoresistance assay. READ MORE

5. 3. Invasive treatment of coronary artery disease : Aspects on antithrombotic and percutaneous treatment options

   Author : Per Grimfjärd; Stefan James; Christoph Varenhorst; P Hedberg; Lene Holmvang; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : PCI; STEMI; stent thrombosis; bivalirudin; heparin; bioresorbable scaffold; cangrelor; drug eluting stent; DES; Cardiology; Kardiologi;

   Abstract : The outcome after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has improved considerably thanks to more effective antithrombotic treatment strategies and improved coronary stents. Stent thrombosis (ST) is a rare complication to PCI associated with considerable mortality and morbidity. READ MORE

6. 4. ACT Treatment of Epilepsy : Time for a behavioral model?

   Author : Tobias Lundgren; JoAnne Dahl; Per Carlbring; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Abstract : The present dissertation contributes to the understanding of behavioral treatment of epilepsy and supports the integration of medical and behavioral science to develop a treatment model to help those who suffer from drug refractory epilepsy. There is a lack of well-designed randomized controlled trials evaluating behavioral therapy for epilepsy. READ MORE

7. 5. Compulsory treatment of alcoholics, psychiatric comorbidity, psychological characteristics, coercive experiences and outcome

   Author : Björn Sallmén; Institutionen för psykologi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; outcome; personal follow-up; social adjustment; defensive patterns; coercive experiences; psychiatric comorbidity; involutary care; Alcoholism; compulsory committment; post-treatment mortality; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Abstract : This thesis concerns involuntary treatment of alcoholism. Clients committed according to the Swedish Act on Care of Addicts in Certain Cases were treated in the same residential treatment setting as voluntarily admitted clients. READ MORE